Deepika Padukone is all set to sizzle the big screen with her hot avatar in the sequel to Abbas Mustan’s film Race. Today, the 'sexy seductress' look like has almost become an indispensable part of thrillers. Here are other actresses who have made our jaws drop with their tantalising on-screen avatars!

Bipasha Basu: It looks like Bipasha is the queen of sexy seductresses. She has had roles in several thrillers like Jism 1, Dhoom 1 and Race 1. The scene where Bips seduces Saif Ali Khan in a barn in Race 1 became quite a rage.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Ash played the villain’s moll in Dhoom 2. She later helps inspector Jai (Abhishek Bachchan with information on the villain (Hrithik Roshan).

Esha Deol: In Dhoom 1, Esha plays one of the gang members that inspector Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) and his sidekick Ali (Uday Chopra) try to outsmart. Ali develops feelings for her character Sheena in the movie.

Sunny Leone: In Jism 2, Sunny Leone plays Inza, a porn star who is used as a ‘honey trap’ to lead dreaded assassin Kabir (Randeep Hooda) into giving crucial information. The passion between two actors cannot be ignored especially when we get to know through the plot that their characters were former lovers.

Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka Chopra plays Roma in both the parts of Don. Roma who wants to avenge her brother’s death seduces Don (Shah Rukh Khan) and almost manages to hand him over to the police. But then he manages to escape in the end.

Kareena Kapooor: Ruby played by Kareeena Kapoor in Agent Vinod is a British-Pakistani who works as a secret ISI agent. The duo that want to wean out information from each other, end up developing feelings for one another.

Lisa Ray: In Kasoor, Lisa Ray plays a criminal lawyer who agrees to defend Shekhar (Aftab Shivdasani) who is accused of murdering his wife. In the process, Ray’s character falls for Shekhar who she realises has actually murdered his wife.

Kajol: Gupt is a suspense thriller that revolves around the murder of a politician. Obsessive lover Isha (played by Kajol) is determined to eliminate anyone who comes between her and Sahil (played by Bobby Deol). It is not revealed right till the end that it’s her who has killed all Sahil’s father who opposes to their union.

Mallika Sherawat: Mallika Sherawat plays Simran, a bored housewife in Murder 1 married to a workaholic husband who gets into an affair with Sunny (Emran Hashmi) to end her loneliness. She eventually realises her mistake when she finds Sunny in bed with another woman and reunites with her husband in the end.

Minnisha Lamba: In Kidnap, Minissha plays Sonia who tries seducing her adbuctor (Imran Khan) to try and save herself. The plan eventually works and Imran is caught by Sonia's father played by Sanjay Dutt.

Deepika Padukone is all set to sizzle the big screen with her hot avatar in the sequel to Abbas Mustan’s film Race. Today, the 'sexy seductress' look like has almost become an indispensable part of thrillers. Here are other actresses who have made our jaws drop with their tantalising on-screen avatars!